Convertible car.



No. 813,249.. PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906. F. E. STANLEY & J. L. GILLMORE.

CONVERTIBLE GAR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 13, 1904. RENEWED AUG. 12, 1905.

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CONVERTIBLE GAR.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT.13,1904. RENEWED AUG. 12, 1905.

F. E. STANLEY & J. L. GILLMORE.

' PATENTED FEB. 20, 1906. F. E. STANLEY & J. L. GILLMORE.

CONVERTIBLE OAR.

APPLICATION FILED BEPT.13,1904. RENEWED AUG. 12, 1905.

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UNITED STATES rarest orrron.

FRANK E. STANLEY AND JOHN L. GILLMORE, OF BELLINGHAM, WASHINGTON.

CONVERTEBLE CAR.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 20, 1906.

Application filed fieptemherllb, 1904. Renewed August 12, 1905. SerialNo. 274,012.

' and simplify the construction of such cars.

With the foregoing and other objects in view, which will appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention resides in the combination andarrangement of parts and in the details of construction hereinafterdescribed and claimed as a practical embodiment of the invention.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, inwhich similar characters of reference indicate correspond ing parts inall the views, Figure 1 is a plan view of the improved car with theslotted floor removed. Fig. 2 is a plan view of the slotted floor withthe upper part of car removed. Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the improved car. Fig. 4 is an end elevation thereof. Fig. 5 is an edgeelevation of a movable and auxiliary seat. Fig. .6 is a plan view of oneof the movable seats. Fig. 7 is an end elevation of oneof the seats.Fig. 8 is a side elevation of the removable brackets that connect theback of the seat to the carpost for summer use. Fig. 9 is an inside viewof the backs of two seats connected to the post for winter use. Fig. 10is a plan view of the backs of two seats connected to the postfor winteruse. Fig.- 11 is a detail perspective view.

A designates the side sills.

A designates the cross-sills, which are fastened to the side sills.

B designates flat stringers.

C designates curved tracks.

D designates foot-pieces which swing upon the tracks C and are locatedbeneath the carfloor.

E is a shaft running through the center of car, to which the cables Hand H are connected. The cables are connected to the shaft, and thecable H winds up while the cable H unwinds, they being connected the oneover and the other under. At their other ends the cables are fastened atK on the footpieces.

F is'the lever that operates the shaft, and it is lifted off and setaside when not in use.

Gris the ratchet on the end of shaft E. The operation of the shaft E bymeans of the lever F moves the seats which are supported on thefoot-pieces D, as hereinafter described.

I designates coil-springs set into the cables H and H for the purpose ofeasing any strain upon the cables and keeping them taut.

J designates sheaves around which the cables H and H travel, saidsheaves being fastened on the cross-sills A.

L designates the bolts or studs by means of which the foot pieces D arepivotally mounted on the stringer B, said bolts being suitablyjournaled, so that the foot D may swing freely.

M is the front circle across sill.

N designates posts forming a part of the main frame of the car. v

O designates the slots in the car-floor, through which the seat-supportsW, having seats Q thereon, project in an upward direction, it beingunderstood that the tracks C and foot-pieces D are disposed beneath thecarfloor.

P shows the floor of the car.

Q designates auxiliary seats removably supported on seat-supports WV,bolted to the upper side of the floor P at the side of the car adjacentto the posts N, the seat part Q being verticallyadjustable, as shown inFig. 5, so as to be lifted up the thickness of the adjacent seat Q andheld by the spring for the purpose of giving the seat Q a clearance asit swings from the center of the car to the side, or vice versa, whenchanging the seats from position for summer use to position for winteruse. When seat Q is moved from one position to another, the seat Q islifted entirely out of the socket and turned one-quarter around and setback into the socket, so that it forms a continuation of the seat Q. Theturning of the seat Q is for the purpose of bringing the hollowed orchanneled portions of the seats in line with each other when changedfrom one position to the other, The spring 7' is pressed in until itenters the recess in the seat-stein Z, and said stem drops into perfectposition in the socket K.

R designates the end windows, which can be opened by. sliding them downfor convenience in summer. 7 H 7 R desi nates, the doubledoorsopening inopposite irections inserted in the partition.

S designates the castings serving as braces for the support of the postN, Fig. 3.

T designates the backs of the seats, which serve for both winter andsummer purposes. The brackets a are removably attached'by any suitablemeans, such as thedevice d.,.;to the seats '1, and said brackets may bedetached, when the seats are used for winter. purposes.

U designates the handholds, which are detachable and may be taken offinwinter. f

V designates the slots which receive. the handholds by meansofblock-pointed hooks which drop into slots g 5 H .X designates the braceswhich support the seatsQ and Q 7 1 ,2

Y designates the grooves whi hare plowed into post-N in which the-sash Rand Z (which is a flexible siding) travel up anddown t i Z is theflexible: sidi gwliichinclosesthe" lower part of the carforwinterus'efand which can be used for sunshadesjin a a designatesthedetachable bracketsfwhioh connect the removable seat-backs T to thepost N. x m w the spr g-s p'lw ehlipoi lie sth bracket a to the post Nby 'meaiisof the g when the seatsareused in-surnrn e'r. ,When the slotin the bracketais fit'tedover' g, the spring-stop d springs backin planeand holds the ,bracket on said study, sothat the seat backmaybe turnedfrom one'si'd'e of the seat to the other. n i ,7 is the spr op wh ch o i'eqt l ra tj I a to back The hooksiie, which ,aiie,fas;l tened in theends of backs T" by means: of bolts f, are interlocked with theslottedpro jections d? on the bracket] and the springstop d. engages the hooke, 'as ishown Fig. 11.. vWhen the brackets a areremoved tgemj' theseat-backsin winter, the hooks ,aI'Q: en-, gaged with the studs 9, asshown in Figs. 9 andlO. p P

.c is the partof the .roofimwhich the wi in-f dows and flexible sidingare storedin siirnnierl b isthe Windowin the extreme endbf the car. I hdesignates the ways whichr eceive the windows Rf when laid away insummer; Fig.4.

ii designates the wayiswhich receive lthe flexible siding when laid away1 .Z. is a siding which may be operat ed'fthe' same as Z] or may bebuilt, stationary with out any,inconven ienc.e..t0 the car.

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vention illustrated and described' niay be made within the scope of thefollowing claims without departing from the spiritfof. the in} ventionor sacrificing. any of its adyantages. Having thus described theinvention, what isclaimedis a V 1.. n a nver ibl s me ty ef m ableseats, a rotary operating-shaft extending approximately the entirelength of the car, and means connected with the operating-shaft formoving the seats.

2. In a convertible car, a plurality of pivotallyemounted seats, arotary operatingshait extending approximately the entire length of thecar, and means connected with the operating-shaft for moving the seats.

3. In a convertible car, a plurality of pivotally-mounted seats, arotatable shaft extending longitudinally of the car, and flexibleelements connecting said shaft with the seats. K fl. In a convertiblecar,a plurality of movableseats an operatingshaft, flexible elementsconnecting said shaft with said seats,

andstrain-receiving and tightening means for said flexible elements. V

5 5., In a convertible car, a plurality of movable" seats, flexibleelements 'for operating saidseats, andstrain-receiving and tightenifng"means connected with said flexible elements.

able se'ats,fan operating-shait, a plurality of flexible elementsconnecting 'said shaft with saidlfseats, and a plurality of coil-springsten-- nected withjsaid'flexible elements. I g

Inaconyertiblecai", a plurality of mov able seats, a plurality ofauxiliary seats adapted to cooperate therewith, and meansfor simultnnefously moving the movable'seats. 8'. I na convertible car, aplurality of mov able seats, a pluralityof auxiliary seats adapted'tpjcooperate therewith, means for moving movableseats, and means forholding the auxiliary seats in elevated position, during the 'jmevernentof the inovaloleseat's.

Inja 'conyertible on, a slotted floor," plurality of 'ovable foot-piecesbeneath the it floor, fa'fsta'nll d;on"'each of the foot-piecesprojecting upwardly through the" slotted {flkjor a' s'eat on each of'the standards, and means; for moving'the ffoot' pieces.

1,0,. In afc'onvertible'car, a slotted flofor, a" plurality Qfn lovablefoot-pieces beneath the" ifloor, a standardon each of theio'otieceslprojec'ting upwardly through the slbtted }floor,fa seat on each'oi thestandards, and lmeansffor simultaneously moving the footlpieces;

l 11. In a convertible car, a slotted floor, aiplurality of foot-piecespivotally mounted gb'eneath said floor, with each foot-piece,andfextending through ithe slotted floor, a seat on eachseat-support,land means for simultaneously moving said :pivot'ally-niounted iootpieces;

12. In a convertibl'ecar, a plurality of piv gotally-mountedfoot-pieces, a seat upon each" of the; foot piece's, an operatingshaft,and lfle'xible elements connecting the operatingshaft with thefoot-pieces.

E 13, In a convertible car, a slotted floor', a plurality ofpivotallymounted foot pieces b'elow'sa id floor, a seat-support on eachof v6. ,In a convertible carfa plurality of mov a seat-support connectedconnected with each of the stationary seatsupports.

15 In a convertible car, a plurality of mov- I 5 able seats, means formoving said seats, a seat-back cooperating With each seat, and removablebrackets secured to each seat-back.

FRANK E. STANLEY. JOHN L. GILLMORE.

In presence of O. P. OALLAHAN, A. E. CORNELIUS.

